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Product Owner District Care

Auto-translated from Dutch · original: Product Owner Wijkzorg

4 × 8hr days€4,000 – €5,000/moHybrid · Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

There is no file within Ecare that is as visible as the district file. It supports the primary process of many of our clients, so everyone has an opinion about it: board members, end users, your own team. That is exactly why this role matters.

We are looking for someone who still knows the practice first-hand, either from district care itself or from an inpatient role with a sharp eye on the district, and who is ready for the next step: no longer executing, but setting the direction yourself and structurally improving what has been causing problems for years.

What will you do?

You will join a team of 6 colleagues, including developers and an architect. Within your own file, you make the decisions: about content, about sequence, and about the balance between what is technically sound and what needs to move forward functionally.

In the first six months you build a clear vision of the future: where should the district file be in two years, and which steps will get us there? After twelve months, this is no longer a vision on paper but visible in the software: end users notice it, and the client journey runs through our system without breaks.

Among other things, you will be involved in:

  • Charting a concrete direction for the district file, based on a vision of where district care needs to go.

  • Connecting the district file with the rest of PUUR., so that client information and work processes eventually work across the entire organisation instead of only within the district.

  • Independently making decisions about content and sequence, including the ongoing trade-off between what is technically sound and what needs to move forward functionally.

  • Spending about half your time thinking along with care organisations: visiting them on location to understand what is happening, and together deciding how the district file can best support them.

  • Working closely with your colleagues within the development team, and with the people who look after comparable files in other parts of PUUR.

  • Making sure your team and the organisation can be proud of what the district file has become.

What makes this role interesting

  • You make the move from execution to product responsibility without letting go of care: 25% of your time you are with clients in practice.

  • You get real decision-making power: within your file, you determine what happens and in what order.

  • Within two years you solve a problem that district care has been carrying for years, not incrementally but structurally.

  • You work in an organisation that is leading in AI adoption and aims to remain the best in the market.

  • You bring your practical knowledge of district care and learn from your team how to translate it into good software.

  • You work in a close-knit team and gradually build your own position and authority within your file.

We believe you will be successful if you have the following qualities:

  • You have proven experience in district care (VVT), as a district nurse, case manager, team leader or in a quality function, and you know better than anyone where things get stuck in practice.

  • You have a clear opinion on how care in the district should develop in the coming years, and you dare to share it.

  • You can distinguish well between what is factually correct and what is mainly a feeling or opinion, even if a colleague, client or board member disagrees.

  • You understand the different interests of care providers, the organisation and the client, and can calmly and argumentatively move between them without losing the overview.

  • You dare to clearly say "no" when necessary, even when it feels uncomfortable. You are not a people pleaser.

  • You are mature in dealing with others: you earn trust first, and from there build the relationship with your team and clients.

  • You are curious about how software development works. Experience with it is a plus but not a requirement, we are happy to teach you.

  • You communicate clearly and enjoy working closely in a small team.

  • You have a good command of the Dutch language.

What do we offer?

At Ecare we value your personal growth and strive for a good work-life balance. That is why we offer:

  • A role in which you contribute directly to software that matters for daily care practice.

  • Salary: € 4.000,- to € 5.500,- per month, based on 32 hours per week (pro rata for more hours).

  • Travel allowance and a very good pension scheme.

  • 5.4 weeks of holiday per year.

  • A modern, fresh office close to the heart of Enschede.

  • Room for new initiatives and ideas. We are always open to them, whether you work with us for one week or 10 years.

  • A fresh sandwich lunch from De Broodbode every day.

  • A really fun work atmosphere, with weekly drinks, the annual Kamp Ecare, darts evenings, and surprising team activities with informal, friendly colleagues.

  • A hybrid work environment that alternates between remote and office work.

About Ecare

Ecare develops PUUR., software that supports care professionals in elderly care and mental health care in their daily work. We stand for smart, simple solutions that really move the care sector forward. With us, you don't just work on software, but also on a better future for care professionals and clients. We believe in a responsibly simple way of organising care: not a top-down approach, but responsibility where it belongs, with the care provider. At Ecare we have a 4-day work week (32 hours is the basis, more hours is open for discussion). We do everything for care professionals, with a bold, energetic and independent team of diverse personalities. We all recognise ourselves in our core values: connecting, forward-thinking and reliable.

Applying

After reading this vacancy, are you interested in getting to know us better and introducing yourself? Then send us your application with your CV via the application button or email Pieter-Bas van Vliet at pieterbas.vanvliet@ecare.nl. If you have any questions, you are also welcome to call or send a WhatsApp message to Pieter-Bas at 06 18 237 156.

A message for recruiters: we understand that you would like to get in touch with us, as we know how great Ecare is ourselves. However, we are not looking for external help to fill this position, so you can save yourself the effort and you do not need to call us :) Do you think you fit with us? We would love to hear from you!

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